Emily Taylor

Oklahoma City, Thursday, Jan.
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The A’s announced Wednesday that they’ve reached an one-year agreement with slugger Khris Davis to avoid arbitration, two days before the deadline for clubs and arbitration-eligible players to exchange salary […]

Both food and clothing sales decline at Marks and Spencer, while rivals report a better Christmas.
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The Trump administration says it is “deeply concerned” that Iran has imprisoned thousands of people.
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President Santos suspends peace talks after the ELN left-wing rebel group attacks an oil pipeline.
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Freak heavy snowfall meant workers had to cut a huge snow corridor to reach one French village.
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NHS chiefs say care is being compromised as staff struggle to cope on unsafe and over-crowded wards.
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The US president said there was no collusion with Russia, so there would probably be no interview.
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Police use teargas against large crowds demonstrating against price rises affecting basic goods.
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MINNEAPOLIS – As it had been in the previous three meetings between the Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves this seas
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New Era unveiled the new PROLIGHT 59FIFTY that players will be wearing this spring, a fitted cap featuring a new featherweight polyester material that is the lightest on-field fabric in MLB history.
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The ball got into the paint and then a baseline pass landed in the hands of Portland’s Al-Farouq Aminu.
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The bank’s new forecast is that the world economy will expand 3.1% this year before slowing slightly.
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Hamas says Imad al-Alami shot himself while “inspecting his weapon” and is in a critical condition.
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The Wikileaks founder has lived in the country’s London embassy for more than five years.
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She is one of 100 French women who warn of a new “puritanism” after recent sexual harassment rows.
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Jo Johnson and Caroline Dinenage get new jobs as Theresa May completes her new ministerial team.
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Police say the scene, triggered by heavy rains, “looked like a World War One battlefield”.
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The former first lady’s doctorate was awarded after just months of study in 2014.
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Much has been made of the A’s budding offensive star power, and for good reason. The club’s young hitters are expected to lead the way in 2018, but it will need substantial support from the starting staff in order […]